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The Scout agent is Patchline’s AI A&R — it surfaces artists who match your sound, are rising in your genre, or could be collaborators. Built on licensed music intelligence and Patchline audio-analysis signals, scoped to your roster’s positioning.   Pro+ unlocks the Scout agent. 2 credits per similar-artist search.

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What it does

Discovery modeWhat it surfaces
Similar to my rosterArtists who sound like (and grow like) artists already in your roster
Emerging in my genreArtists rising fast in genres your roster occupies
Trending — broadRising artists with optional genre and listener-range filters
Potential collaboratorsArtists with adjacent sound + similar audience overlap with your roster
Sub-tier filterFilter by monthly listener band (e.g., “find dreampop artists 5k-50k listeners”)

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Where to find it

SurfacePath
Web dashboardSidebar → Agents → Scout at /dashboard/agents/scout
Via Aria”Find me similar artists to…” / “Show me emerging artists in…”
Via MCPget_trending_artists, search_artists, get_artist_intelligence

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Quick start

1

Have at least one artist in your roster

Scout uses your roster as the anchor for “similar.” Add at least one artist first — see Roster.
2

Ask Aria

3

Review the results

Each result includes name, monthly listeners, growth, top genres, a similarity score (0-100), and why it surfaced.
4

Add to watchlist or roster

Watchlist (Scale+) = “track but don’t add to roster.” Adding to roster runs full enrichment.

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What Scout returns

For each candidate: 
Artist: [Name]
Score: 87/100 (sonic similarity 0.81, growth match 0.92)
Monthly listeners: 12,400
30-day growth: +18%
Top genres: dreampop, bedroom pop, lo-fi
Top markets: LA, NYC, London
Why surfaced: Strong sonic match to Mira (0.81 cosine), growing
  at a similar early-trajectory rate (+18% vs Mira's +21% at the
  same listener tier). Recent playlist adds on "Lush Sounds" and
  "Bedroom Vibes."
[ Add to roster ] [ Watchlist ] [ Full intel ]

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Scoring

The composite Scout score weighs:
  • Sonic similarity (40%) — similarity based on completed audio analysis
  • Growth trajectory match (25%) — similar growth pattern to your roster
  • Genre overlap (20%) — genre and sub-genre overlap
  • Audience overlap potential (15%) — projected fan overlap based on similar artists’ actual overlap
Scores above 75 are typically worth a closer look. Below 50 are noise.

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Examples

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Find collaborators for a release

Aria: Top 5 collaboration candidates for Mira:

  1. Cloud Castle — 18,200 listeners, dreampop, recent collabs visible,
     LA-based (geographic overlap with Mira). Score 89.
  2. Soft Animal — 9,800 listeners, indie/dreampop, has done features
     with 3 artists at Mira's tier. Score 82.
  3. Bright Drop — 14,500 listeners, female dreampop adjacent. Score 78.
  4. Sleeper House — 23,000 listeners, dreampop. No public collab
     history. Score 76.
  5. Indigo Glow — 8,400 listeners, growing fast (+42% 30d). Score 74.

  Top pick: Cloud Castle — strongest sonic match + active collaborator.
  Want a pitch draft to their management?

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Find emerging artists in your genre

Aria: 8 emerging dreampop artists matching:

  Score  Artist        Listeners  Growth   Why
  92     Indigo Glow   8,400      +42%     Strong sonic match, rapid growth
  88     Cloud Castle  18,200     +28%     LA-based, recent press
  85     Soft Animal   9,800      +35%     Genre-pure dreampop, female vocal
  82     ...

  Want me to add the top 3 to your watchlist?

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Find similar to an external artist

Aria: 10 artists similar to Adele (non-roster):

  1. Sam Smith (sonic similarity 0.78, mood: melancholic ballad)
  2. Bishop Briggs (0.71)
  3. Lewis Capaldi (0.69)
  ...

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Limitations

  • Scout is roster-anchored. Empty roster = no anchor = generic results.
  • Data coverage varies. Niche genres or very-new artists may have sparse data.
  • Sonic embeddings need analyzed tracks. Scout’s “sound like” is most accurate when your roster artists have completed sonic analysis.

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Tier behavior

TierScout access
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Similar to roster, emerging in genre
+ watchlist, + collaboration finder, + sub-tier filters
+ bulk discovery API

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Pricing

ActionCredit cost
search_artists (your roster)0 (cached)
get_trending_artists1
Similar-to-roster scout query2
Sonic-fingerprint similarity search2
Full intel pull on a discovery candidate1 per candidate

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FAQ

Yes — just specify the genre in the prompt. “Find emerging jazz artists” works even if your roster is all pop.
No. Scout finds candidates. Signing decisions and contract negotiation are handled by humans (and the Legal / Documents agents).
Scale+ feature. Save discovery candidates to a watchlist for ongoing tracking without committing to your roster cap. Ask Aria “what changed in my watchlist” to surface big shifts.
Data refreshes daily where provider coverage is available. Scout queries are typically based on data less than 24 hours old.